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Money TO Loan.

Parties desirous of obtaining Loans on
Good Security, will find it to their advantage
to call on me. Real estate for sale. Insur-
snce, Collections, and Conveyancing Solicited
l505-ly HARRY 5. RICHARDS,
Over @. Il. Avery's store.
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Central Mills Prices.

Corn per bush., 40 cts. Oats per BUSH, 32cts
Order Box at Holmes 81 Spicer's and Cool
ey & Eaton's. Wheat and Buckwheat Flour
Graham and Bolted Meal Mt above prices, by
all dealers. Eli WISE. f647ly
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Millinery.

Mrs. II. Il. Odell, fashionable milliner, de-
sires 10 call attention To her new stock of
Fall and Winter Millinery Goods, La
dies Furnishing Goods, Gloves, etc. Stock
complete and in the latest styles. Opposite
Clifton House. Mrs. II. X. ODELL.
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Photographs.

l take pleasure in announcing TO the pub
lie that have re-opened my Picture Gallery,
at my old stand, on Main St., in Paw Paw.
My apparatus is entirely new, and of the
most approved pattern, and / am prepared
to take pictures of all kinds in the highest
style of art Give me call and am sure
can please YOU. JOHN HoDoEs. 51H
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PnOtocrani,n. Etc.

Prater has lately purchased one OF the
celebrated Sutter Lenses. for pictures IL 10y
II and smaller. 1t is a daisy. All pictures
made with this lens, and all work warranted
He has a nice stock of frames cheap. 51tf
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Horse Training.

lam prepared to train and break colts, also
to board same. Ugly and vicious horses
made kind. Office ut my accommodation
and sale stable. WILDER BABooCK,
Paw Paw, Mich. 1476f
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Drive Wells.

Charles Ii. Scott desires to inform the
people of Van Buren County, that he repairs
pumps of all kinds and puts down drive
wells. Twelve years experience. Leave
orders at the store of Dunning d Billsborrow,
Paw Paw. 1914
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Jeweiry.

have removed my shop to Geo. w. Long
wells store, where am prepared to clean and
repair watches and jewelry of all kinds.
shall also keep in stock good assortment OF
iewelry. l565tf PETER MACKELLAR.
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settle gp.

All parties who are indebted to the late
firm of Conner & Wood are requested to call
at the old stand and settle their accounts.
34tf !. B. CONNER.
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a. Nv. Uendrick. M. ID.

Physician and Surgeon. Paw Paw Mich.
Office in Manning Block. Special attention
given to diseases of the Lungs, Liver and
Kidneys, Private Diseases, Piles and Female
Complaints-to all Chronic Diseases.
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Books, Albums Christmas and New Years
Cards at Chappell's Book and Jewelry Store.
56tf
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New Tin shop.

Having opened tin shop in the old Har-
rison Block, in the village of Paw Paw, re-
spectfully solicit q share of public patronage.
Repairing promptly done III. WATsRs. 97tf
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Ladies' Gold Watches. Chatelaine Watches,
Gents Gold and Silver Watches and Watches
for the Boys, at Chappell's Jewelry Store.
56tf
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Paw paw savings Bank.

Capital $35,000.00 L. w. SELLICK, Pres,
Z. 4 CRANE Vice Pres, john w. FREE,
Cashier. Board of Directors,
j. j. WooDMAN, DANIEL LYLE,
JoHN LYLE. WILLIAM LYLE,
JoHN w. FREE. EDWIN MARTIN,
+. w. SEIIICK. WuIIAA j. SELLICK,
EDGAR A. CRANE. l629ly
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If you want to buy something ntce for
Christmas present, go to Chappell's Jewelry
and Book Store. 56tf
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Just received-A large stock of Watches,
Jewelry, Silver and Plated Ware for the Hol-
idays, at Chappelrs Jewelry Store. 56tt
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For sale.

On account of old age and failing health,
l desire to close out my business and offer
for sale my store building in Paw Paw, with
or without the stock. Terms reasonable.
67tf LUKE GILBERT,
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II. m. McCahOn.

Surgical Dentist, Paw Paw, Mich. Once
corner Main and Kalamazoo sts- AL work
warranted. 1572ly
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About two weeks since, some two miles north
of Paw Paw, a gray robe, with rings on two
corners. May be left at this Office or with
G. A. Lamberson, the liveryman at Coolies.
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$4,000 to Loa.

On improved real estate. Inquire of Geo.
L. Breck Paw Paw, or L. A. Crane III Rose
street, Kalamazoo. 1tf.
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Ladies' ClOaks,

Made to order, from $500 to $500. Old
styles remodeled by JAS. p. PREEcE,
1644ly The Ladies' Tailor.
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Ianwkirs = sSon.

Broker, Notary Public and Conveyancer.
Money to loan and collections made IN all
parts of Van Buren County. Remittances
promptly made Office opposite Dyokman
House, Paw Pew, Mich. t33Sly
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wanted.

Wheat. Beans and Clover Seed m any
quantity, for which / will pay the highest
market price. 55tf A. NANAUKEN.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.
MIa. ~. Ulc Mslzen,

Physician and Surgeon, Paw Paw, Mich.
Office ON Main street, over Covert & Bartram's
Drug Store. Office hours from TO and
FROM IN ANN. 1884
Telegram-herald., 1887-02-08

L,rHga. MIch.. Feb Cars oi a .oEe.ne
train on Canlelds railway. seven ml'es
north Of Luther, ran over man namei
Corey Holmes wh0 haf fallen o4 the ear. ~
tween the wheels He was fatally lnl lnred
His residence is nesr GliIc0e.
A man al Pere River. north oi Luther
seeing l0sd Of logs coming TOWARDS Ai1
waie he vas standing on lie blut um.ei
over 70 save his life. The hgst .ea. takin,
h,n twenty-five feet. he then iel sixty
five feet more. seriously iniurins 1.-. ol'
ne escaped Being crushed by the ,as-.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
It Did Not Win.

A well-known gentleman, who re
turned from Washing last week after &
months stay at the national capital
assured the writer that it was a mat.
ter of Hotoriety in political circles that
large sums of money had been poured
into Texas by the Republican politi-
cions to aid the prohibition movement,
for the purpose of disrupting the Dem
ocratic party in the Lone Star state.
In the light of the result at the re-
cent election in Texas, majority any
where of 10000 to 100000 rolled up
against the prohibitory amendment, it
would look as though this lavish ex-
penditure of money had not been on
the whole winning political specula-
ton. Once more after artfully setting
political machinery in motion for the
the pleasing Illusion in the
breast has been rudely dis
PEELED of seeing broken up the Solid
South. Topeka Democrat.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
Too Big a Contract.

Every Sunday night the ''Anti-Pov-
erty'' orators talk to their auditors
about the good time coming, when not
only the land, but the mines railroads.
telegraphs, telephones, manufactures
and pretty much everything else re-
curing associated effort shall belong
to and be operated by "the people. .
When this Dreamer's Paradise is set
up earth will be like heaven" says
Mr.. George-''wOrk will be only a
pastime." says DIR. McGlynn.
Can it be possible that rational men
are carried away by such vagaries? Dc
not the intelligent men who listen to
these UtOpian schemes know that the
obliteration of individualism involved
in extreme socialism means an end to
human progress ? The wonderful
growth and prosperity of the United
States are due to the liberty and the
opportunity afforded to every citizen
here for the past hundred years. The
development of the great Republic has
been parallel with and dependent
upon the development of private prop
erty-the right and the chance OF
each individual to better his condition.
to work out his own fortune. The
land would never have been improved
nor the railroads and telegraphS built
nor the inventions made that have rev.
olutioniZed industry, if these adjuncts
of civilization had been left to the
Government. Nor could they now be
managed by ''the people, without great
waste and dreadful decentralization.
Instead of 1000 officials we should
require millions. The superintendent.
the agent, the inspector, the employee.
would be everywhere. If we cannot
not run an Aldermanic Chamber OIL
State Legislature without corruption
and robbery and inefIiciency, how
could we direct by town meeting the
manifold business enterprises which
Socialism seeks to control?
The only way to abolish poverty is
for every man to abolish it for himself
by industry and frugality.-N. Y
IV,o,IJ
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
Lake ADMIRE. of the Usage Free Press

Jake Admire, of the Usage Free Press
is vigorously engaged in defending his
republicanism. He asserts that he has
been guilty of no single act of disloyalty
to the republican party-neither of act,
word or thought-never in his lifetime.
But he says:
''He has denounced, and still de-
nounces the conduct of some prominent,
self-annointed members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, of which he has
been member in good standing ever
since it was first organized, who, as
Stunning to speak for that patriotic Or
ganiZation of Union veterans who
fought for. the preservation OF law and
order, have given the country to under
stand that the president of the United
States would not even be safe III Its
presence, The men who have talked
that way have libeled and DETAINED and
slandered the old soldiers of the coun-
try. and who ever defends that kind OF
| talk is neither a friend to the republl-
can party, the Grand Army of the Re
public or good citizenship. We do not
believe the time has yet come in the
history of this country when loyalty tC
the republican party means the endorse
ment of every crazy utterance that may
be made against good order and com,
mon decency. Neither do we believe
that party loyalty prevents the open
Independent and intelligent discussion
of any proposition of general interest
before the country."-J @. Union.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
Famous Songs and Poems.

Many people will be surprised to
know that ~ ankee Doodle is not of
American origin. Even the words date
back beyond the days of Queen Anne,
and the tune is still older. In the wars
Of the round heads, says Commodore
Prebele, in his book OH the flags of the
United States, Yankee Doodle was
applied in derision to Cromwell, and
Professor Rimbault, prominent ply
stefan of London, wrote the song d.
rected to Cromwell under this title.
The jingle of these two songs are. about
the same, and the words are not much
different. DR.. Schuchburg first intro
duced the song into this country in
1775, and this was also in contempt of
the ragged colonial soldiers. AT Con-
cord and Lexington, the British were
advancing to fight, bravely played" God
save the King" and after they were
defeated, the Yankees, as they watched
their retreat, struck up Yankee
Doodle"
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, y
was written by Thomas a-Becket, an
English actor, who in 1889 was a teacher
of music in philadelphia. 1.-The Blue
and the Gray" was written by Francis
Miles Finch, and delivered before re-
union of the Army of the Potomac. 1t
was drawn out by the fact that a woman
of Columbus, Mass, spread flowers on
graves of Confederate and Union
soldiers alike. 1t was published in the
Atlantic Monthly, September, 1867.
John Browns Body" is an old
Methodist camp-meeting tune, and the
words were adapted to it by a glee club
of Boston. 1t was first published at
Charlestown, Mass. Captain James
Greenleaf, an organist of the Harvard
church, set the notes for music, and
Massachusetts regiment made them
first noted by singing them in Fort
Warren in 1851.
The author of Maryland, my Mary
land" lives at Washington, and you
may see him in the press galleries of
Congress almost any day during the
session. He writes gossipy letters to
the Atlanta Chronicle. His name is
James r. Randall, and he is modest
looking, dark-complexioned man of
forty. He must have been very young
when he wrote that beautiful poem.
Foster got $4,000 for writing "Old
Folks at Home Charles Didbin net
Ted several weeks board for writing
. Poor jack" while his publishers |
made $4,000 out of it. Crouch, the
writer of Kathleen Mavourneen, p re-
;eiyed SIS for the production, and af-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

Tue drought throughout the Western
and Northwestern states has been seri-
Gus during the last few months. We
have felt it to some extent in Kansas,
but not so severely as in some parts of
other states. A dispatch from Elgin,
Illinois, says: 1.-The diarymen of this
section have given up the battle for the
season. There has been very little rain
since May and pastures have been
shrinking until now only the raw,
coarse slough grass affords a bite. .
Equally discouraging reports come from
other sections of the great West.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

mously and with hearty good will
and In manner that proves that the
citizens of Abilene are broad guaged,
liberal minded set of men. Should the
President and his estimateable wife
honor our city with their presence,
they will be received in a royal man
ner, and all will vie with each other in
entertaining and according them the
freedom and hospitality of the Queen
City of the Smoky. \ committee Of
five were appointed to draft an invita-
ton. c. A. Gregory Esq. was appoint
chairman OF the committee and pre-
sented to the meeting the following,
which was unanimously received and
adopted. and ordered forwarded to the
President at once, by telegraph.
ABILENE, DICKINSON
Co., KAS., the Belle ,o-
City of the Smoky Aus'o' o.
Hill Region,
To President CleUeland and Mrs. Clcre,
land, Greeting:
The city of Abilene and Dickinson
county, Kansas, mindful of the respect
due to the Chief Magistrate of the
United States, and entertaining the
| highest esteem for the President indi-
vidually, hereby extend to the Presi-
| dent and to Mrs. Cleveland an invita-
| ton to visit the city of Abilene in the
course of their tour westward the com.
ing fall, at such time as shall suit his
convenience.
We pledge our city and county to the
most respectful and cordial attentions
and shall esteem it the highest honor
to receive visit from the President
and his lady.
This city aud its suburbs of 10000
inhabitants, and county of 10000 citi
zens, united in the most sincere REGARD
and admiration for his eXcellency with
out distinction of party, desire to testif.
this feeling by the invitation hereb.
extended. The growth and advance
ment of this section of our state is al
most without parallel; the future j
what the united efforts of an energeti
and happy people shall make it. TIL
prosperous condition of our belove'
country, the progress in wealth, intelli
gence and the virtues of good citizen
ship, we acknowledge to be due to tn
happy conduct of our national affairs
over which you have presided with S
distinguished ability and success.
| We hope for the pleasure of you
presence among us. We desire to al
your administration in all the way
in our power, and shall greet 20
and your distinguished wife, with ever
demonstration of respect which CRATE
full and delighted community can e>
hibit.
| We tender you special train an
cars from Kansas City to Abilene. w
beg also to send invitation by letter.
Respectfully,
| A. w. RICE, Mayor of City.
i A. G. ROMIG, Pres. Board of Trade
A E. BISHOP, Sec'y. Board of Trade
All the citizens.
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Democratic County Convention.

In pursuance of the action of tie
Democratic Central Committee of Dick
inson county, delegate convention OF
the Democratic electors of said county
will be held i'll Abilene, aL the court
house, on Saturday, Sept. 8, 1857, at
y O'Clock, p. m, for the purpose OF
nominating candidates for the follow
ing offices: County Treasurer, Sheriff,
County Clerk, Register of Deeds, Sur
veyor, Commissioner LIST District.
The delegates and alternates to the
County Convention will be elected OF
selected at the places of holding cleo
lions in each voting precinct by the
Democratic voters of said precinct IN
caucus assembled, on Thursday, Sep
TENDER 1st, at O'Clock, p. m. The
delegates and alternates of each voting
precinct will present credentials signed
by the chairman of the caucus. The
basis of representation is three dele
gates and three alternates for each
voting precinct in the county, as fol
| lows:
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Now here's enthusiasm for you from
the Great Bend Graphic: "We heard
young man ask last night what was
the meaning of I'D aStra per aSpera. y
ON the Kansas state seal? 1t means.
in the plainest of English, Kansas is
bound to get on top of the pile with
both feet, and is going to send down
the halls of futurity such a rafting
record of push, enterprise, vim and
perseverance as will awaken in the
echoes of the years to come the loud
est praises in the gift of enlightened
man. 1t means that Kansas. to which
a hundred thousand eyes are turned,
and a hundred thousand ears are open
is bound to march through difficulty
to the Skies" and that Kansas people
will stick to her through thick and
thin, through wet and dry and cold
and hot, and in the after years, when
not a wave of trouble rolls across her
peaceful prairies, will tell to their
children the true meaning of the motto
which has been faithfully verified in
#ords.n
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

Some time since newspaper pull
Usher in Illinois brought suit against
forty-three men who would not pay
their subscriptions, and obtained judg-
ment in each for the full amount of the
claim. Twenty-eight of the defend
ants made affidavit that they owned nc
more property than the law allowed
them, thus preventing attachments
Then, under the Supreme Court decis-
ion, they were arrested for petty lar
ceny and put under bonds of $500 each
All but six gave bond, but the six
went to Jail. The postal law makes il
larceny to take newspaper and refuse
to pay for it.-Erie Observer.
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President Cleveland has approved
more special pension bills than any of
his republican predecessors. A greater
number of ex-Union soldiers are in the
employ of the government now than at
any time since the war. Republican
papers will be careful to not state the
fact that there is in the employ of the
department at Washington Ssh Union
veterans; against 40 SO employed in
October, 1854.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

About the most amusing thing in
the newspaper field in Kansas, outside
the Republicans libel suit is the at
tempt of few individuals to read
Jake Admire out of the Republican
party. Nine out of every ten of these
lickspittle echoes at some period of
their lives have been connected with
every party ever organized, and are
now sailing under the banner of the
Republican party simply because it is
a winner.-Junction City Republican.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

The New York Herald says: The
people are being treated just now to
some square, hard-isted, hard headed
and Old-faShiOned Democratic doctrine.
The convention at Louisville fired a
heavy broadSide on May 18th. and now
the Cleveland convention follows suit
with set of resolutions which indicate
that the party in Ohio mean business.
These two conventions, with that of
Rhode Island in March, have struck
the keynote for the campaign of 1888,
and have done it boldly. All three of
these conventions have heartily and
generously endorsed the President
This is rather an appalling fact for the
Republicans to ruminate upon, for
they have fondly hoped to be blown to
Washington by cyclone in the Dem
ocratic party. So far as they are con-
cerned, it is a pity that the Democrats
are beginning to unite, but for the
country the outlook is suspicious.
With undivided ranks, with a policy
of mutual concession on the blazing
revenue question, with the land ques-
ton well to the front, the Democrats
can go into the campaign next year
with their old-time vigor, and come
out of it with an old-time victory"
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terward became a begging tramp,
while his publishers could have built a
brown stone front out of its sales.
George p. Morris wrote ''WOodman
Spare That Tree" because purchaser
of a friends estate Y anted to cut
down a tree which his grandfather had
planted. His friend paid the purchas-
Ell SO to spare it. Morris was touched
by the story, and wrote the song
Anon.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

Will Carleton thus describes the late
Henry Ward Beecher as a croquet
player. II remember how he used to
Whack the balls with his silver-headed
mallet at the Twin Mountain House.
This theological giant of the Atlantic
cost. used to frisk about in keen de-
light on the earthly billiard table.
With coat and vest flung away, an old
hat or cap upon his head, and face full
of interest, he was at times the best bit
of scenery in the mountains"
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

The Harrisburg Patriot thinks that
before eX-Gov. Pattison gets through
with the inquiry into the methods Of
managing the Pacific railroads some of
the managers of these lines will find
that Canada is a much safer place to
to reside than is this country. The
committee of which Governor Pattison
is chairman, is certainly uncOvering
some very crooked things, the latest of
which is that many millions of dollars
in the accounts of the roads cannot be
traced to any proper disbursement.
The money had an eXistance in the
Golfers of the roads, or should have
passed to them, but no trace of it can
be found.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
President Cleveland Invited by the
Citizens of Abilene to Visit our
Beautiful City.

There was a large and enthusiastic
meeting held this morning in the
Board of Trade rooms to take action
on inviting the President and his wife
to visit Abilene when on their Western
trip. The meeting held this morning
was composed of our leading citizens
irrespective of party; A. C. Romig,
president of the Board Of Trade pre-
sided. When the motion was put to
extend cordial invitation to the
chief executive of the Union to visit
our thriving city, it was carried unani-
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

Funny that among all the women
holding responsible positions in banks
and commercial houses as cashiers,
bookkeepers and accountants, we heaI
of none of them "going short" and
joining the DOODLE colony in Canada.
Its fine commentary upon the uni
versal integrity of the sex.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

1t is generally conceded that Presi-
dent Cleveland won't go begging for
invitations to see western towns, and
will not be left out in the cold by the
local patriots of the places he decides
to visit either. He's one of the most
popular med on Gods green earth to-